The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu has said young people were responsible for the major rice in the spread of the Coronavirus infection across the country.
The COVID-19 Presidential Task Force, who revealed this in a series of Tweets, said Ihekweazu noted at its daily briefing on Thursday that Younger people, aged 20 to 40, are the ones driving transmission of the Coronavirus.
The tweet added that those bearing the brunt are 50 and above. 3 out of 5 of all who die from COVID-19 are 50 and above.
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The NCDC also on its Twitter page said, “Statistics show the major drivers of COVID-19 spread are the younger populations, however people with underlying medical conditions & the elderly are most vulnerable.
We must #TakeResponsibility to keep them safe.
“We need new thinking around #HealthSecurity which includes equitable access to resources needed for the COVID-19 response.”
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